background  and  objectives: pseudomonas  aeruginosa is responsible for devastating nosocomial infections among severely burn patients. class c of cephalosporinase (ampc-β-lactamases) is important cause of multiple β-lactam resistance in p. aeruginosa . the aim of this study was to detect the ampc-β-lactamases producing isolates among carbapenem resistant p.  aeruginosa isolated from burn patie...

background: tay-sachs disease (tsd), or gm2 gangliosidosis, is a lethal autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder, which is caused by a deficiency of beta-hexosaminidase a (hexa), resulting in lysosomal accumulation of gm2 ganglioside. the aim of this study was to identify the tsd-causing mutations in an iranian population. methods: in this study, we examined 31 patients for tsd-causing mu...

conclusions this study was the first report of the emergence of the plasmid-encoded blaoxa genes among e. cloacae isolates in iran. these findings highlight the need to use appropriate infection control policy and rational antibiotic therapy to reduce further spread of these resistant bacteria in the studied hospitals. results in total, 48 esbl-producing isolates (58.5%) were positive for the b...

phenylazo and benzothiazolylazo derivatives of trifluoroacetylacetone andhexafluoroacetylacetone have been synthesized and characterized. analytical and spectral datarevealed the existence of phenylazo derivatives in the intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded ketohydrazoneform while the benzothiazolylazo derivatives in the azo-enol form. the monobasicbidentate coordination of the phenylazo derivative...

Gaharu (agarwood, Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk.) is a valuable tropical rainforest product traded internationally for its distinctive fragrance. It is not only popular as incense and in perfumery, but also favored in traditional medicine due to its sedative, carminative, cardioprotective and analgesic effects. The current study addresses the chemical differences and similarities between gaharu sa...

Natural Products have been prescribed since ages for the treatment of various ailments. Numerous traditional systems of medicine have utilized the potential of medicinal plants. Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fabaceae) is one such herbal drug which finds its place in Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathic system of medicine. Nature has bestowed this herb with a high versatility due to which it exhibits ...

β- thalassemia major is a common hemoglobinopathy in humans. in some journals, numerous studies have reported different prevalence of hepatitis c among β- thalassemia major because thalassemic patients need multiple blood transfusions and blood transfusion is a common transmission pathway for hepatitis c virus. thus this study was performed for detection of anti-hcv between β- thalassemia major...